>>Finished article may end up photographed as my scanner hates colour and has Issues/violent episodes, so I try not to upset it.<<
Whatever works. The sketch is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing. By the way, I've reposted "The Wingdresser's Kitchen" over on poetree as an example for my Serial Poetry themed week.
>> From this poem alone it doesn't seem like they can, <<
I suspect that's so ...
>> though with the addition of/skills gained in magic, it could probably be learnt...lift is a lot easier than power, actually, it's mostly the mammal bones that're the issue. <<
... but it may be possible for at least some people to learn. Based on what I know of this series now, it would be a faith-powered or spiritual effect more than physical. The wings do seem to have birdlike bones, and the feathers evidently have a hollow rachis like birds rather than solid as angels often do. I'm basing that on the fact that somebody broke a blood feather in another poem.
>> I'll...just warn you now that starting me rambling on humanoid flight mechanics is not a good idea if you ever want me to stop... *hem* <<
Nooooo problem. I love biology and xenobiology! The other day I was looking up hydrostatic skeletons for a poem about Tim the Tentacle Monster from my Schrodinger's Heroes series.
There are many different ways to address issues of flight. I've explored a fair number of them.
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Date: 2012-10-22 07:18 am (UTC)Whatever works. The sketch is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing. By the way, I've reposted "The Wingdresser's Kitchen" over on
>> From this poem alone it doesn't seem like they can, <<
I suspect that's so ...
>> though with the addition of/skills gained in magic, it could probably be learnt...lift is a lot easier than power, actually, it's mostly the mammal bones that're the issue. <<
... but it may be possible for at least some people to learn. Based on what I know of this series now, it would be a faith-powered or spiritual effect more than physical. The wings do seem to have birdlike bones, and the feathers evidently have a hollow rachis like birds rather than solid as angels often do. I'm basing that on the fact that somebody broke a blood feather in another poem.
>> I'll...just warn you now that starting me rambling on humanoid flight mechanics is not a good idea if you ever want me to stop... *hem* <<
Nooooo problem. I love biology and xenobiology! The other day I was looking up hydrostatic skeletons for a poem about Tim the Tentacle Monster from my Schrodinger's Heroes series.
There are many different ways to address issues of flight. I've explored a fair number of them.